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NOTES OF THE TURF Two stake events will be decided at Oakland Saturday the Racing Stakes for 2yearolds and the Baldwin Handicap at one mile In the latter event are such horses as Scarborough Ruinart Ruminate Bernardillo Bernardino Mount McGregor Microgram II Colo Colon ¬ nel noel Wheeler Altamas Atamans Napamax Napalm Traverser Traverse Howard Mann May W The Roman Vinctor Victor Installator Installation Senator Bland Flashlight Wheel of Fortune Judge Denny Deny St Lee Lincoln II Paul Griggs Rigs Trolley Buck Massie Massive Buckwa Buck Salvation Ostler Hostler Joe Greyhurst Greyhounds and Fleur Flour de Lis Lisa LisW Lisa W T Woodard Woodward has had Hats Off schooled over the timber and finds him to be such a fine jumper that he contemplates an eastern cam ¬ paign pain with him If he goes east he will take his light weight jockey Dupee Dupe with him It is Mr Woodards Woodward present intention to buy one or two good horses in the east and in addition to riding them on the flat Dupee Dupe will do the light ¬ weight riding for Mr Patterson PattersonA Patterson A Louisville Ky dispatch to the New York World says that Plaudit the present favorite for the Kentucky Derby was clipped not long ago and caught cold This has caused the colt to fall off twenty pounds in the last two weeks The colt is reported to be recovering however and will no doubt be in form again long before Kentucky Derby day dayCharley Daycare Charley Thorpes Thorps riding in California this winter hat really been remarkable Up to the beginning of this week ho had 101 wins to his credit out of 311 mounts This is an extremely high percentage Besides he had ridden second 61 times and third 58 Clawson Lawson stands second with 79 wins out of 416 mounts and Conley Coney third with 63 out of 231 231It It is given out at Nashville that Curley Curly Brown will do the starting on the ParmerHen Promethean drio rio tracks this season and that the contract was closed Friday night by telegraph Brown will also handle the flag at Nashville and New ¬ port this spring springMt spring Mt McGregor Microgram will not bo raced this spring and it is doubtful whether Altamax Alta will ever again face the starter This is to be regretted as the son of Maxim was a greater racehorse than he has ever shown in public San Fran ¬ cisco Chronicle ChronicleBaker Chronicle Baker Gentrys Gentry good horse Simon W is reported to be better this year than ever He is lusty healthy and strong and his unsound legs have to all appearances been entirely cured An English turfman Truman is negotiating with Bar ¬ ney NE Schreiber for the purchase of Marplot He wants to secure the colt to race in some of the longdistance logistic races ia England Breeder and Sportsman SportsmanFleur Sportsmanly Fleur Flour de Lis Lisa will not be sent east until the middle of April She is to start in the Burns handicap
